Learning analytics is the process of interpreting data so that one become successful academically, predict future performance, and spot potential issues.
People collect data from making students do assignments and taking tests, as well doing activities such as extracurricular, and social interactions, and other activities that have nothing to do with a student’s educational progress
The key to learning is to customize educational abilities to a students' needs and abilities.
Learning analytics responds to calls for accountability on campuses
Learning Analytics and Related Concepts Defined: "Learning analytics is an emerging field in which sophisticated analytic tools are used to improve learning and education. It draws from, and is closely tied to, a series of other fields of study including business intelligence, web analytics, academic analytics, educational data
mining, and action analytics." http://learninganalytics.net/LearningAnalyticsDefinitionsProcessesPotential.pdf
Learning Analytics
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Learning Analytics and Related Concepts Defined:
"Learning analytics is an emerging field in which sophisticated analytic tools are used to
improve learning and education. It draws from, and is closely tied to, a series of other fields of
study including business intelligence, web analytics, academic analytics, educational data
mining, and action analytics."
http://learninganalytics.net/LearningAnalyticsDefinitionsProcessesPotential.pdf